14 nights france and Italy with kids - Help fine tuning the itinerary
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14 nights france and Italy with kids - Help fine tuning the itinerary
Hi,
We are travelling from JFK-brussels roundtrip from aug 16-31. 2 adults 2 kids (8,13). The round trip is because of an amazing deal we got using miles. We have been to europe multiple times in the past and have seen netherlands, germany, paris, venice etc.,
My boys love the idea of venice (they havent been there) and my husband loves the idea of driving col de turini or any of the mountain passes. We all love nature, small pretty villages and the outdoors.
Here is what I am planning so far
Aug 16 – Leave JFK
Aug 17 – Land in Brussels. Train to paris. Sleep in paris (2 nights)
Aug 18 – Sleep in paris
Aug 19 – Train to Avignon/NICE to see french riviera/provence. Sleep in? (3 nights) Rent car
Aug 20,21 – drive col de turini round trip??)
Aug 22 – Train to CT – sleep in vernazza(2 nights)
Aug 23 – Sleep in Vernazza
Aug 24 – Pick up car. Drive Lucca,pisa to Tuscany(3 nights). where do we spend the nights???
Aug 25, 26 – Tuscan hill towns/siena.
Aug 27 - Drive to venice and drop off car. Sleep in venice (2 nights)
Aug 28 - Sleep in venice
Aug 29 – evening flight to brussels (2 nights)
Aug 30 – All day in brussels
Aug 31 – Leave from Brussels
I would appreciate any help with the logistics, itinerary. Is it too late in the season for lavender and sunflowers?
We are travelling from JFK-brussels roundtrip from aug 16-31. 2 adults 2 kids (8,13). The round trip is because of an amazing deal we got using miles. We have been to europe multiple times in the past and have seen netherlands, germany, paris, venice etc.,
My boys love the idea of venice (they havent been there) and my husband loves the idea of driving col de turini or any of the mountain passes. We all love nature, small pretty villages and the outdoors.
Here is what I am planning so far
Aug 16 – Leave JFK
Aug 17 – Land in Brussels. Train to paris. Sleep in paris (2 nights)
Aug 18 – Sleep in paris
Aug 19 – Train to Avignon/NICE to see french riviera/provence. Sleep in? (3 nights) Rent car
Aug 20,21 – drive col de turini round trip??)
Aug 22 – Train to CT – sleep in vernazza(2 nights)
Aug 23 – Sleep in Vernazza
Aug 24 – Pick up car. Drive Lucca,pisa to Tuscany(3 nights). where do we spend the nights???
Aug 25, 26 – Tuscan hill towns/siena.
Aug 27 - Drive to venice and drop off car. Sleep in venice (2 nights)
Aug 28 - Sleep in venice
Aug 29 – evening flight to brussels (2 nights)
Aug 30 – All day in brussels
Aug 31 – Leave from Brussels
I would appreciate any help with the logistics, itinerary. Is it too late in the season for lavender and sunflowers?
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Yes, it's too late for lavender and sunflowers.
Your itinerary would be far too rushed for me. Two nights in a place = 1 day, hardly worth the trouble. You're going to spend most of your time in transit as opposed to being places and enjoying them.
Your itinerary would be far too rushed for me. Two nights in a place = 1 day, hardly worth the trouble. You're going to spend most of your time in transit as opposed to being places and enjoying them.
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Thank you. I underestimated the distances between the places. After I plugged in the distances, we decided to skip provence and french riviera in favor of italy.
with this new plan what would be a reasonable itinerary especially with regards to train/car travel
with this new plan what would be a reasonable itinerary especially with regards to train/car travel
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Why not stick to the places in Italy which you've already chosen but given them each more time? For example, you could fly into Pisa and stay first in Lucca (from where you could visit Pisa, Florence etc as day trips by train). Somewhere on the Ligurian coast (perhaps not Cinque Terre). A small Tuscan town (heaps to choose from). Siena for 2/3 nights, then train to Venice for a few nights. No need for a car for all/most of that.
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Given that it will be August I think an agriturismo would be a good idea. Nice pool, easy parking. And it can be a wonderful experience for the kids, especially if it's a working farm.
We stayed at La Fonte just outside Pienza. Great location, fabulous views. It was a little "shabby chic", but clean. Food was excellent. http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...s-in-italy.cfm
But there are tons of them. You should be able to find one that fits your family perfectly. Good luck.
We stayed at La Fonte just outside Pienza. Great location, fabulous views. It was a little "shabby chic", but clean. Food was excellent. http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...s-in-italy.cfm
But there are tons of them. You should be able to find one that fits your family perfectly. Good luck.
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